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Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has delivered an unequivocal message as he began a high-profile visit to Beijing: “Like it or not, China matters for the UK.” Calling for a long-term, consistent and comprehensive strategic partnership, Starmer said engagement with Dragon is firmly in Britain’s national interest, even as differences…

China has executed 11 members of the Ming family, a powerful clan that ran large-scale scam centres and gambling operations in Myanmar.A court in Zhejiang province had sentenced the family members in September for a range of crimes, including homicide, illegal detention, fraud and operating gambling dens, reported BBC.The executions mark one of the most…

US President Donald Trump is strongly leaning towards a major new strike against Khamenei-led Iran after talks between Washington and Tehran on curbing Iran’s nuclear programme and ballistic missile development failed to make meaningful progress, people familiar with the matter told CNN.Two US officials briefed on the discussions told Reuters that Trump wants to create…

Novak Djokovic (AP Photo) Novak Djokovic does not lack motivation at this stage of his career, but on the eve of another Australian Open semifinal, the most successful men’s singles player in tennis history found fresh fuel — and it came from a question he felt crossed the line.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube…

Packed with emotions, tales of bravehearts, and war sequences that keep the audience glued to their seats, ‘Border 2’ continues to shine at the box office. Though there is a noticeable drop in the weekday numbers as compared to the impressive opening, the movie has been keeping the cash registers ringing at the box office….

NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has spoken openly about the reasons that led to his retirement from cricket in June 2019. Yuvraj stepped away from international cricket and the Indian Premier League after being left out of India’s squad for the ODI World Cup that year. The decision marked the end of a…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticised European countries over the trade deal with India on Wednesday.Asked in an interview with CNBC whether the India-EU trade deal threatened US interests, Bessent said countries should do what is best for themselves. But he said he was “very disappointed” with Europe’s actions, especially given the war in Ukraine.“The…

BARAMATI: The clock froze at 8.44am. Ajit Pawar, a stickler for time, ran out of it while keeping a final date with his hometown. News of the plane crash spread in fragments, then hardened into truth. Grown men wept at chowks. Shutters fell. Sugarcane fields stood still under blue skies as a taluka that calls…

PUNE: Ajit Pawar was among the rare netas who draw deep respect and are slightly feared by the people. They may not be adored easily and automatically, but once they are, they make their place in people’s esteem. To be sure, Ajit Pawar’s career was shadowed by controversy, but he possessed the political smarts to…

A video grab of the IAF’s R-Day video showing an explosion at Pakistan’s nuclear site Kirana Hills last May New Delhi: Did the Indian Air Force strike Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor? The question, which had circulated in military and political circles during the operation last year, has returned after the air force put out…